Pure Earth at the World Bank Regional Dialogue on Mercury and E-Waste Pollution Management
Nov 14 , 2024
Rev. Dr. Esmond Quansah, Pure Earth Ghana Country Director, represented Pure Earth at the World Bank Regional Dialogue on Mercury and E-Waste Pollution Management in Tanzania from November 3rd to November 6th, 2024. This vital gathering was part of the Africa.
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Brazil: Helping The Potters of Maragogipinho Go Lead Free
Oct 21 , 2019
In May 2018, Pure Earth held a lead-free workshop for nine potters in Maragogipinho, Brazil. This was an important first step in helping a community, where some residents had blood lead levels as much as 15 times above the EPA’s level.
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Colombia Lead Poisoning: More Children Can Now Sleep Safely With Lead-Free Mattresses
Oct 03 , 2019
For years, parents in Malambo, Colombia, didn't know that their children were sleeping on poison. Surrounded by five lead smelters, Malambo was heavily contaminated with lead. Over the years, lead had polluted the ground, settled on almost every surface in.
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